Fire-Cured Dark Tennessee Leaf Scraps from China
Scraps and fragments from fire-cured dark air-cured tobacco leaves sourced from Tennessee farms. Classified in HTS 2401.30.37.40 for dark air-cured Kentucky and Tennessee tobacco refuse under quota provisions. Ideal for industrial blending in snuff or strong chewing products.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Document fire-curing process to distinguish from flue-cured; aggregate quotas apply (e.g
• 44 MT UK)
• No warehouse withdrawals count toward direct import for legacy rates
• Label as 'for products other than cigarettes' if applicable